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Corispermum pallasii

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Corispermum pallasii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Corispermum
Species:
C. pallasii
Binomial name
Corispermum pallasii

Corispermum pallasii, common name Pallas bugseed, is a plant apparently native to Siberia but naturalized in Europe, Canada, and the Great Lakes Region of the United States. It is a branched herb growing on sand dunes and other sandy soils.[1]

This plant is named after botanist and zoologist Peter Simon Pallas and was published by Stevens as Corispermum pallasii in Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou. 5: 336. 1817.[2]

Subspecies:

  • Corispermum pallasii subsp. membranaceum (Bisch. ex Shnittspalm) Tzvelev (synonym: Corispermum membranaceum (Bisch. ex Shnittspalm) Iljin)[3]

References

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  1. ^ Flora of North America v 4.
  2. ^ Steven, C. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 5: 336. 1817.
  3. ^ "Corispermum membranaceum (Bisch. ex Shnittspalm) Iljin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 February 2021.